New Mexico Canyon Ranch

For millions of years the Rio Grande River, in Central New Mexico, has been working to create the perfect mix of year around living, fantastic views, productive cattle country, wonderful hunting, and fishing. With a rich variety of landscape reaching from the river at 4,418 feet to the foothills of the San Mateo Mountain at 5,300 feet. The mix of high desert to a thick bosque along the far North end of Elephant Butte Reservoir.

The Apaches drifted through this country for hundreds of years and in the 1500s the Spanish moved through as the sought the 7 Cities of Cibola. In the mid 1800s the area became the Territory of New Mexico, United States of America. During the Civil War the area hosted General Sibley, CSA as he first captured the area on behalf of the Confederate States and then withdrew to El Paso, ending the War in the West.

Shortly after the war ranchers from Texas moved in and developed the business that remains on the land today. The drainage to the North of the ranch was named after Captain Jack Crawford, one of the cavalry officers at Ft Craig, just to the North of the property.

Today the New Mexico Canyon Ranch is headquartered by a freshly remodeled, 2,000+/- sft, ranch house, great outbuildings and a full set of working pens. The headquarters is fully fenced just a short drive to the banks of the Rio Grande River.

The ranch is made of of the following lands: Total – 22,431.5 Total Acres

3,138.5 acres Deeded

12,803 acres Bureau of Land Management Grazing Lease

5,182 acres Bureau of Reclamation Grazing Lease

1,308 acres NM State Lease Land Grazing Lease

Water is a key element in the success of any ranch. While there are many other wells on the property 4 are declared or permitted. The recorded Wells on the ranch are:

RG19444 Stock well 3 AF 1972 RG95010 Stock well 3 AF 1972

RG95009 Stock well 3 AF 1972 RG95011 Stock well 3 AF 1972

Also the Rio Grande and many many dirt tanks and drinkers that are fed by two water holding tanks. One large tank for each half of the ranch.

The ranch is divided in many pastures and boast numerous traps for handling your stock.

The owner has enjoyed and loved the ranch for some years now and is only selling due to medical issues. The ranch is currently grazing 110 head by permit by the Northern neighbor. The grazing permits and private land can hold 200 head in an average rain year.

A full complete New Mexico ranch just minutes from Interstate 25. Come see your new ranch this weekend!